The report finds significant shortcomings in the U.S. record, from the summary repatriation of Haitian boat people to the brutal treatment of prisoners. In these and other cases, the ICCR may offer greater protection against rights abuses than current interpretation U.S. law. The ACLU and Human Rights Watch call on the Clinton administration to take steps to correct these abuses and make it possible to invoke the protections of the covenant in U.S. court case
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Race discrimination -- Sex discrimination -- Language rights -- immigrants rights -- Prison conditions -- Police abuse -- Death penalty -- Religious liberty
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